George Booth (June 28, 1926 – November 1, 2022) was an American cartoonist who worked for The New Yorker magazine. His cartoons usually featured an older everyman, everywoman, or everycouple beset by modern complexity, perplexing each other, or interacting with cats and dogs.
Born in Cainsville, Missouri, on June 28, 1926,[1] Booth was the son of schoolteachers; his mother, Irma (née Swindle) Booth (1903–1989), was also a musician and fine artist and cartoonist, and his father, William Earl "Billy" Booth (1898–1982), became a school administrator in Fairfax, Missouri, where Booth grew up on a farm.[2]
Drafted into the United States Marine Corps in 1944, Booth was invited to re-enlist and join the Corps' Leatherneck magazine as a staff cartoonist; when re-drafted for the Korean War, he was ordered back to Leatherneck.[3]
As a civilian, Booth moved to New York City where he struggled as an artist, married, then worked as an art director in the magazine world. He also worked on the comic strip Spot in 1956–1957.[3]
Fed up, Booth quit and pursued cartooning full-time, beginning successfully in 1969, with the sale of his first New Yorker cartoon. One signature element of Booth's generally messy or run-down interiors is a ceiling light bulb on a cord pulled by another cord attached to an electrical appliance such as a toaster. Most of the household features in his cartoons were drawn from his own home. He described one of his cats, adopted later in his career, as being "more like my drawing than the drawings ... when he lies down, his back feet go out in back – straight out."[4][5]
Booth also created the comic stripLocal Item in 1986–1987.[3]
Personal life
Booth lived for many years in Stony Brook, New York, with his wife Dione (d. 2022), whom he married in 1958.[6] They later lived in Brooklyn, where he continued to draw cartoons and collect artwork from local artists.
Booth died from complications of dementia at home in Brooklyn, on November 1, 2022, at age 96,[2] six days after Dione died of pancreatic cancer on October 26 at age 85.[1] His daughter, Sarah, said, "All his life, he'd sit in his studio and come up with captions and laugh at his own work."[7]. The New Yorker honored Booth one month after his death, reprinting a sketch entitled "Believe" as the cover of the December 19th edition of the magazine.[8]
Awards
The National Cartoonists Society recognized his work with the Gag Cartoon Award in 1993 and the Milton Caniff Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010.[3]
Publications
Booth's cartoons have been collected in the following books:
^ abSmith, Harrison (November 3, 2022). "George Booth, whose cartoon dogs became a New Yorker staple, dies at 96". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
^ abcdefghMcFadden, Robert D. (November 2, 2022). "George Booth, New Yorker Cartoonist of Sublime Zaniness, Dies at 96". The New York Times.
^ abcd"George Booth". lambiek.net. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
^Cat People, Bill Hayward, introduction by Rogers E. M. Whitaker. New York: Dolphin/Doubleday, 1978 (p. 68)
^Booth Country," an article by David Owen in The New Yorker, November 29, 1998
^Gehr, Richard (August 12, 2013). "George Booth: Semper Fi". The Comics Journal.
^Mouly, Françoise (January 17, 2022). "George Booth's 'Around the Clock'". The New Yorker. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
^Mouly, Françoise (December 12, 2022). "George Booth's 'Believe'". The New Yorker. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
^Booth, George (1975). Think Good Thoughts About a Pussycat. Dodd, Mead & Co.OCLC 1341463.
^ abBooth, George. 1989. Booth Again!: More of George Booth. Kansas City, MO: Andrews and McMee. ISBN0-8362-1843-4.
^"Spot the Dog – About Comics". Retrieved May 3, 2023.
^ Strickler, Dave. Syndicated Comic Strips and Artists, 1924–1995: The Complete Index. Cambria, CA: Comics Access, 1995. ISBN0-9700077-0-1
External links
Lambiek Comiclopedia biography about George Booth.
NCS Awards: Gag Cartoons December 31, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
1999 profile in The Boston Phoenix
George Booth's work from The New Yorker
Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum Art Database
July 21, 2023
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For other people named George Booth see George Booth disambiguation George Booth June 28 1926 November 1 2022 was an American cartoonist who worked for The New Yorker magazine His cartoons usually featured an older everyman everywoman or everycouple beset by modern complexity perplexing each other or interacting with cats and dogs George BoothBorn 1926 06 28 June 28 1926Cainsville Missouri U S DiedNovember 1 2022 2022 11 01 aged 96 New York City U S Area s CartoonistNotable worksSpot Local ItemAwardsNational Cartoonists Society Gag Cartoon Award 1993National Cartoonists Society Milton Caniff Lifetime Achievement Award 2010 Contents 1 Life and career 2 Personal life 3 Awards 4 Publications 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksLife and career EditBorn in Cainsville Missouri on June 28 1926 1 Booth was the son of schoolteachers his mother Irma nee Swindle Booth 1903 1989 was also a musician and fine artist and cartoonist and his father William Earl Billy Booth 1898 1982 became a school administrator in Fairfax Missouri where Booth grew up on a farm 2 Drafted into the United States Marine Corps in 1944 Booth was invited to re enlist and join the Corps Leatherneck magazine as a staff cartoonist when re drafted for the Korean War he was ordered back to Leatherneck 3 As a civilian Booth moved to New York City where he struggled as an artist married then worked as an art director in the magazine world He also worked on the comic strip Spot in 1956 1957 3 Fed up Booth quit and pursued cartooning full time beginning successfully in 1969 with the sale of his first New Yorker cartoon One signature element of Booth s generally messy or run down interiors is a ceiling light bulb on a cord pulled by another cord attached to an electrical appliance such as a toaster Most of the household features in his cartoons were drawn from his own home He described one of his cats adopted later in his career as being more like my drawing than the drawings when he lies down his back feet go out in back straight out 4 5 Booth also created the comic strip Local Item in 1986 1987 3 Personal life EditBooth lived for many years in Stony Brook New York with his wife Dione d 2022 whom he married in 1958 6 They later lived in Brooklyn where he continued to draw cartoons and collect artwork from local artists Booth died from complications of dementia at home in Brooklyn on November 1 2022 at age 96 2 six days after Dione died of pancreatic cancer on October 26 at age 85 1 His daughter Sarah said All his life he d sit in his studio and come up with captions and laugh at his own work 7 The New Yorker honored Booth one month after his death reprinting a sketch entitled Believe as the cover of the December 19th edition of the magazine 8 Awards EditThe National Cartoonists Society recognized his work with the Gag Cartoon Award in 1993 and the Milton Caniff Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010 3 Publications EditBooth s cartoons have been collected in the following books Think Good Thoughts About a Pussycat 1975 9 Rehearsal s Off 1976 10 Pussycats Need Love Too 1981 2 A Friend Is Friendly 1981 11 Omnibooth The Best of George Booth 1984 2 Booth Again 1989 2 12 The Essential George Booth 1998 2 About Dogs 2009 2 Spot the Dog 2023 13 See also Edit Biography portalReferences Edit a b Smith Harrison November 3 2022 George Booth whose cartoon dogs became a New Yorker staple dies at 96 The Washington Post Retrieved November 8 2022 a b c d e f g h McFadden Robert D November 2 2022 George Booth New Yorker Cartoonist of Sublime Zaniness Dies at 96 The New York Times a b c d George Booth lambiek net Retrieved November 7 2022 Cat People Bill Hayward introduction by Rogers E M Whitaker New York Dolphin Doubleday 1978 p 68 Booth Country an article by David Owen in The New Yorker November 29 1998 Gehr Richard August 12 2013 George Booth Semper Fi The Comics Journal Mouly Francoise January 17 2022 George Booth s Around the Clock The New Yorker Retrieved November 7 2022 Mouly Francoise December 12 2022 George Booth s Believe The New Yorker Retrieved December 13 2022 Booth George 1975 Think Good Thoughts About a Pussycat Dodd Mead amp Co OCLC 1341463 Booth George 1976 Rehearsal s Off Dodd Mead amp Co ISBN 9780396073895 OCLC 2423565 Booth George 1981 A Friend Is Friendly Norwalk Connecticut C R Gibson Co ISBN 9780837850368 OCLC 1035095306 a b Booth George 1989 Booth Again More of George Booth Kansas City MO Andrews and McMee ISBN 0 8362 1843 4 Spot the Dog About Comics Retrieved May 3 2023 Strickler Dave Syndicated Comic Strips and Artists 1924 1995 The Complete Index Cambria CA Comics Access 1995 ISBN 0 9700077 0 1External links EditLambiek Comiclopedia biography about George Booth NCS Awards Gag Cartoons Archived December 31 2010 at the Wayback Machine The Illustrated Man 1999 profile in The Boston Phoenix The Cartoon Bank George Booth s work from The New Yorker Billy Ireland Cartoon Library amp Museum Art Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w 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